Engaging young adult clients of community pharmacies for HIV screening in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Adults in developing countries frequently use community pharmacies as the first and often only source of care. The objective of this study was to assess the success of pharmacy referrals and uptake of HIV testing by young adult clients of community pharmacies in the context of a screening programme for acute HIV-1 infection (AHI). METHODS:We requested five pharmacies to refer clients meeting predefined criteria (ie, 18-29 years of age and requesting treatment for fever, diarrhoea, sexually transmitted infection (STI) symptoms or body pains) for HIV-1 testing and AHI screening at selected clinics. Using multivariable logistical regression, we determined client characteristics associated with HIV-1 test uptake. RESULTS:From February through July 2013, 1490 pharmacy clients met targeting criteria (range of weekly averages across pharmacies: 4-35). Of these, 1074 (72%) accepted a referral coupon, 377 (25%) reported at a study clinic, 353 (24%) were HIV-1 tested and 127 (9%) met criteria for the AHI study. Of those tested, 14 (4.0%) were HIV-1 infected. Test uptake varied significantly by referring pharmacy and was higher for clients who presented at the pharmacy without a prescription versus those with a prescription, and for clients who sought care for STI symptoms. CONCLUSIONS:About a quarter of targeted pharmacy clients took up HIV-1 testing. Clients seeking care directly at the pharmacy (ie, without a prescription) and those with STI symptoms were more likely to take up HIV-1 testing. Engagement of adult pharmacy clients for HIV-1 screening may identify undiagnosed individuals and offers opportunities for HIV-1 prevention research.

journal_name

Sex Transm Infect

authors

Mugo PM,Prins HA,Wahome EW,Mwashigadi GM,Thiong'o AN,Gichuru E,Omar A,Graham SM,Sanders EJ

doi

10.1136/sextrans-2014-051751

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-06-01 00:00:00

pages

257-9

issue

4

eissn

1368-4973

issn

1472-3263

pii

sextrans-2014-051751

journal_volume

91

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